WHAT MATTERS MOST

I once heard someone say that we talk most about the things that matter the least and we talk the least about the things that matter the most. 

And that is all too true. And so very sad.

As a high school English teacher, I often had to cover topics that, if I were totally honest, simply didn't matter - the sort of stuff that prompts some student to ask, "When are we ever going to use this in real life?"

The majority of the time, there wasn't a good answer to that question. 

I have been a teacher for about two decades at this point. Currently I teach English as a Second Language classes two nights a week to local immigrants AND I teach the Bible on Sunday mornings from the pulpit of Sardinia Baptist Church.

And recently I have started to think of myself also as a possible mentor to others ... on matters of life and faith. 

And it occurs to me that a mentor is just a teacher who generally works one-on-one and whose lessons deal only with what matters most about life - as particular needs arise. 

And, again, I say the Church needs more mentors.